Vortex Coming to District 7

The Vortex, New Mexico’s Oldest Black-Box Theater, is Coming to District 7

A New Home

The Vortex will be moving from its current location at 2004½ Central SE to its new home in District 7 at 2900 Carlisle NE.

The new larger space will give the theater:

more rehearsal and performance space

parking

larger, more comfortable public restrooms

quieter heating and air conditioning

dressing rooms with adequate heating and cooling

a larger lobby and dry storage

The building will require extensive improvements, including a new heating and cooling system, electrical development for the theatrical lighting, a looping system for the hard-of-hearing, and ADA accessibility. Remodeling will begin in late spring with a planned relocation date of late summer.

"The Next Step in Our History"

The entire project is budgeted at $875,000, of which $725,000 has been raised. A capital campaign will continue through the coming months to raise the final $150,000 needed. President Marty Epstein said, "We are very excited to begin the next step in our history. As New Mexico's oldest black-box theatre, we want our new space, and the productions in it, to honor the past, while providing growth and permanency for the future."

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Their first production at the new location will bePicasso at the Lapin Agile, opening Friday, September 5, 2014.